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Greetings,
As you can see, we have a lot of events in the works
between now and summer. We hope that you will take
the time to explore these and join us at an event
soon. There's more opportunity now than ever for our
members to get involved in activities that are
helping to shape our future workforce. Hope that you
will join in.
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Nominations Open for 6th Annual Tech Awards
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Mark your calendars now for this year's
Technology Council Awards Banquet to be held
May 20th at the Kirkley Hotel.
Nominations are now open for our three award
categories:
- Technology Company of the Year,
Sponsored by Virginia's CIT
- Innovator of the Year,
Sponsored by AREVA
- Educator of the Year,
Sponsored by nTelos
The deadline for award nominations is May
1st.
Watch the video from last year's Award's
Banquet.
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FIRST Robotics Competition - March 7 & 8
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The Robots are Racing this Week! Join our
very own Team 600 from E.C. Glass High
School as they compete against 60 other
teams in the NASA/VCU Regional FIRST
Robotics competition at the VCU Siegel
Center in Richmond on March 7 & 8. The
competitions are free and open to the
public.
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Virginia DBA Seminar - March 13 |
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The Virginia Department of Business
Assistance will be conducting a seminar
entitled "How to Target your Market and
Increase Sales" on March 13 at the
Department of Minority Business Enterprise
Office located at 2348 Lakeside Dr. Seating
is limited. Contact Tammy Farmer at
804-371-8258 for your appointment.
Topics include:
- How to locate BIDS/RFP's
- How to download and review BID/RFP
documents
- How to respond to BID/RFP documents
- How to target your market
- eVA Certification
- SWAM Certification
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ASME Conference Job Fair - March 28-30
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The ASME Student Professional Development
Conference will be held at Sweet Briar
Conference Center, March 28-30. Many student
leaders are seeking jobs and summer
internships. We encourage interested
businesses to set up a table at the career
fair from 3 to 5 PM on Saturday. You may
talk with students and distribute
information about your company. There is no
charge. If you are interested in
participating, please send an email to
tscott@sbc.edu if you would like to
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Spring Wired Wednesday - April 16
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Mark your calendars for our Spring Wired
Wednesday luncheon on April 16, 2008. A
representative from the Federal Laboratory
Consortium (FLC) for Technology Transfer
will talk about how local companies can work
with the FLC-MAR. The FLC is the nationwide
network of federal laboratories that
provides the forum to develop strategies and
opportunities for linking the laboratory
mission technologies and expertise with the
marketplace. The mission of the FLC is to
add value to the federal agencies,
laboratories and their partners to
accomplish the rapid integration of research
and development resources within the
mainstream of the U.S. economy. Use the FLC
as a gateway to more than 700 major federal
laboratories and centers and their parent
departments and agencies.
Wired Wednesday will be held at the Wingate
Hotel in Lynchburg. The cost of admission
includes lunch. Please RSVP to rsvp@region2000.org
or call the Tech Council at 847-1447 to
reserve your space. Wired Wednesday's are
great networking events.
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2008 Summer Middle School Academies
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Central Virginia Community College, in
alliance with the Region 2000 Tech Prep
Consortium and the Region 2000 Technology
Council, will once again offer high
technology career academies for middle
school students August 4-8. These academies
are high-quality career exploration events
and a growth experience for all
participants. Eligible students are rising
6th, 7th, and 8th graders. New for 2008, an
Advanced Engineering camp for rising 9th and
10th graders only. Registration begins March
17 - hurry because these camps sell out
fast!
This year's camps include:
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Agriculture
- Aviation Technology
- Building Trades
- Crime Scene Investigation
- Culinary Arts
- Health Technologies
- Information Technology/Wireless
Communications
- Motorsports Technologies
- Nuclear Technologies
- Women in Engineering & Technology
- Advanced Engineering
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